After NaNoWriMo the novel sometimes gets shoved into a drawer and stays there.  I have a dare for you.

Take it out and send the first 500 words of your novel (or a short story) to the Muse Marquee for their Hook Contest.  You’re giving them permission to publish it and publicly critique it.  Can you handle it?  (Yes, you can use a pseudonym.)  The contest deadline is August 15th, 2009.

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